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Arcade Dance Pad interface
Hoe:
Thouse adaptors have d-pad problems. They don't allow up+down, left+right, to be pressed at the same time- which is why they work fine with a controller, not just a dance pad.
bionicbadger:
--- Quote from: mattudland on May 25, 2003, 09:22:13 pm ---Anyone else notice this on the Playstation USB converter link you posted Poonga:
Under "Specifications" it says:
Is NOT compatible with dance pads for the game Dance Dance Revolution
So, um, any confirmation on that it does actually work or not?
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Take a look at this page:
http://www.stepmania.com/stepmania/adapter.php
it lists compatability of PS2 to USB adaptors for step mania and says if there are know problems like no up+down / left+right at same time.
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: mattudland on May 25, 2003, 09:22:13 pm ---Anyone else notice this on the Playstation USB converter link you posted Poonga:
Under "Specifications" it says:
Is NOT compatible with dance pads for the game Dance Dance Revolution
So, um, any confirmation on that it does actually work or not?
Thanks for all the feedback and comments guys, the used part of the arcade pads sucks... I wonder how much they are new? Anybody?
Thanks,
Matt
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I know, I said I hear it works well. But I have no way of testing my roommates.
When a friend brought his over once he used the psx to lpt convertor he made. You can find schematics all over the place. I forgot what driver he used for xp as dpadpro is not xp worthy.
That worked great.
StephenH:
From what I have heard, the arcade dance pad consits of switches (4-8 of them). You could hack the wiring, and connect it to an I-Pac, KE72, or other key encoder.
The other issue is the lights under the arrows. For these, you need some sort of output from the computer, and software to control this, and some sort of high amp power out, at the proper voltage.
mattudland:
That's great stuff guys, I'll report it all off to my bud and see if he thinks it's all worth the hassle...
If it's a go, then I'll make sure to let you guys know what's going on with the project! If it's not, good luck to the poster of the future who decides to tackle a dance dance arcade setup!
Thanks again for everyone's help,
Matt